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Of an artistic form or feature: native or peculiar to a particular country or locality; esp (of architecture) consisting of or concerned with domestic and functional rather th…an monumental buildings. The New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993. tomy ownunderstanding ,vernacular architecture is the architecture of yhe olding days also it concers the art and structure of people living before .Nowvernacularb architecture has contributed much in the living of today .moreso vernacular architecture deals with houses people wereliving inside them before .in another way round it deals with the architecture ofcreation which later contributed moreon todays living . it is an architecture without architects about vernacular architecture can be read in http://fifasoccer.ru/map/ : Vernacular architecture - is a term used to categorize methods of construction which use locally available resources and traditions to address local needs. : Vernacular architecture is a building style that is typical of an area or region, and of a particular time..It is a traditional architecture.. (MORE)

If someone says "he said this, of course, in the vernacular of the time" what is meant is that the person used the common speech of that time period. It can also mean regional… speech patterns... if someone says "he slipped into the vernacular," they usually mean that he reverted to the accent that he grew up with, or a pattern of speech learned in a certain region..
Here is the definition page from dictionary.com for further reading: http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/vernacular Similar to verbage. (MORE)

The vernacular language is the language of the country, the language spoken by 'ordinary people' (and acquired as their mother tongue). In much of Europe it also meant 'as …opposed to Latin'. Vernacular literature in Europe is used for literature in the language of the country (again, by contrast with literature in a foreign language). So, in the Middle Ages, Middle High German literature was vernacular, for example..
In England, the vernacular meant 'English as opposed to Latin and French'. (MORE)

vernacular regions, or perceptual regions are determined by people's mental images, or perceptions, of places. Although people agree about the general location of a perceptual… region, not everyone agrees about their exact locations or even their exact characteristics. The "heartland of America," "the Old West," and "Dixie" are examples of perceptual regions in the United States. People have particular associations with these regions, some of which are based on facts, but many of which are based on feelings or myths. (MORE)

A vernacular is the native language of a population, defined either by location or social grouping. For instance the 'skater' community may greet each other using words not… used by those who don't skate, or people from Scotland (for instance) may use words - even when they are outside of Scotland - between themselves that are not used (or sometimes even understood) by other English-speakers. The specialised words are the vernacular for that group, and this could be true of scientists, artists or many other groups. See also: http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_vernacular (MORE)

The vernacular is the language people actually speak as opposed to the book-language. This can happen when a language evolves naturally when its originator is used for literar…y or religious purposes. This was the case when Latin was the official language of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as all European Universities, while at the same time ordinary people were speaking vernacular languages derived from Latin like French, Italian and Spanish. Likewise, in Arabic-speaking countries, the classical Arabic in which the Quran is studied is quite different from the vernacular Arabic spoken by people in their everyday lives. (MORE)

The vernacular (diction) is the dialect spoken by natives of acertain area. It doesn't usually use proper gramatical conventions.For example: how 'valley girls' use the word "…like" a lot orsoutherners say "y'all" all the time. The vernacular can be used inwriting as an informal strategy to add voice to the piece or tocreate a sort of connection/closeness with the reader, as thewriter is using the same strategies they use to speak. Depending onhow it's used, it can be both good or bad. (MORE)